This president twice unsuccessfully nominated Edward King to the Supreme Court. He dubbed his residence "Sherwood Forest" because he claimed to be a political outlaw. Late in life, this man served as the chair of the Washington Peace Conference before the Civil War, although he was later elected to the Confederate Congress. He was the first president to (*) marry in office, taking as his bride the daughter of a man killed during the explosion aboard the U.S.S. Princeton. All but one of his original cabinet members resigned en masse, reflecting this man's power struggle with Whig leader Henry Clay, who regarded him as a political accident. For
This president twice unsuccessfully nominated Edward King to the Supreme Court. He dubbed his residence "Sherwood Forest" because he claimed to be a political outlaw. Late in life, this man served as the chair of the Washington Peace Conference before the Civil War, although he was later elected to the Confederate Congress. He was the first president to (*) marry in office, taking as his bride the daughter of a man killed during the explosion aboard the U.S.S. Princeton. All but one of his original cabinet members resigned en masse, reflecting this man's power struggle with Whig leader Henry Clay, who regarded him as a political accident. For 10 points, name this man who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor, William Henry Harrison.
This president twice unsuccessfully nominated Edward King to the Supreme Court.
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